Lancaster & Morecambe Athletics Club News
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charlie
Road Runners Training
| Tue Dec 17 @ 6:45PM - Hills |
| Thu Dec 19 @ 6:45PM - Reindeer Dash |
| Tue Dec 24 @12:00AM No training |
| Thu Dec 26 @12:00AM No Training |
Upcoming Races
| Fri Dec 27 @11:00AM - Festive 4 k |
| Sun Apr 26 @11:00AM - 3 Bridges 10K |
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Didcot parkrun in Oxfordshire was our warm-up for our “proper” race on Sunday 24th November. Muddy grass 3 laps round a field – I could maybe one day get myself a pair of trail shoes and join the LMAC Senior ladies XC team…..I did say maybe! Yes, I did actually enjoy the parkrun. Moving on…………
The Lancaster and Morecambe Athletics Club’s team of indoor sportshall athletes has achieved great results in both of the first two Lancashire County Sportshall League competitions of the season.
The senior men's cross country team were at Liverpool on 23rd November. The team had another fantastic turn out with 15 runners arriving at a very muddy Sefton Park.
Lancaster & Morecambe AC juniors headed off to Liverpool this weekend to compete in the Cross Challenge cross country, a national fixture and also the European cross country trials.
We are pleased to announce the Lancaster & Morecambe Athletic club 2020 senior championship races
Our next inductee into the Lancaster & Morecambe AC Hall of Fame is the fantastic speed merchant Averil McClelland.
Hyndburn was the destination for the 2nd Mid Lancs cross country fixture it proved as always to be a challenging course, made even more difficult with the very muddy and cold conditions. Lancaster & Morecambe AC juniors rose to the challenge however and put in some very strong and determined performances.
So the seniors road running championship 2019 came to an end and we had 22 club runners turning out – one of best attended races of year (along with 22 at Garstang earlier in year).
Hydburn Cross Country saw a record number of 18 senior men representing LMAC in a strong field of 274 finishers.
Well on Sunday, 3rd of November, I experienced my first trail marathon with IGUN, ( it's grim up north).
The England Athletics Hall of Fame honours those people who have made outstanding contributions to athletics and running.
The first fixture of the Mid Lancs cross-country league was at Ulverston on 28th September
Fancy a free marathon place.....
I wrote an article last year on my account of completing the Lakeland 50 and thought I ought to follow this up with a brief account of my successful completion of the Lakeland 100 this year.
Several months ago Lancaster and Morecambe AC member David Wilkinson decided to take up a 60th birthday challenge by entering the St Anton Arlberg marathon in the Austrian Alps.
LMAC had 6 veterans running at the British Masters 5k road championships in Horwich.
Father and Daughter team David Wilkinson (Lancaster and Morecambe AC), Nadine Parsons (Garstang RC) travelled to Cyprus to compete in the 21st Paphos Marathon on Sunday 17th March 2019.
On Saturday 26th January 32 of the seniors from LMAC got together for a meal at Molly’s in Lancaster which also included a “Chairpersons Award presentation” for the road runner of the year.
As the Sportshall season draws to a close for 2018-19,
Lancaster & Morecambe AC’s road runners have got off to a flying start in 2019, with 28 of the club’s runners taking part at the Garstang 10km last weekend,
Lancaster & Morecambe Athletes headed off to the Lancashire Country Cross Country Championships this weekend, it was a dry day and the ground was firm ensuring a fast course.
The senior club championship for 2019 has now come to a close
